Chocolate Covered Cherries II

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"Maraschino cherries with stems are rolled in a sweet coating, then dipped in chocolate. These candies are best left 1-2 weeks before eating."

PREP TIME	45 Min
READY IN	4 Hrs 45 Min

SERVINGS & SCALING

Original recipe yield: 2 cups

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INGREDIENTS

2 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1/4 cup margarine
1 tablespoon milk
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
4 (4 ounce) jars maraschino cherries, drained
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
2 tablespoons shortening

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DIRECTIONS

In a medium bowl, mix together confectioner's sugar, margarine, milk and almond extract.
On a lightly floured surface, knead the mixture into a large ball. Roll into 1 inch balls. Flatten the balls into 2 inch circles. Leaving the stems sticking out, wrap the cherries in the circles by lightly rolling in hands. Place the wrapped cherries on wax paper and chill in the refrigerator at least 4 hours.
In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt chocolate chips and shortening. Holding by the stem, dip the chilled cherries into the chocolate chip mixture. Chill until serving.

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Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2004 by LYN EDDY

I taught a class for children's cooking and we did this recipe with 15 children. It was quick and so easy, all the kids loved it. Lots of smiles and sticky fingers... Thank you so much.

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Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2004 by MTMLMM_96

I had a lot of trouble working with these. STICKY! Everyone loved them...but I found them to be way too sweet!! A different recipe for the chocolate coating would help also, because the chocolate on it melted when left out for more than 5 minutes. Not pretty:(

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